Free fan bus to Florida for Frozen Four being planned by Ferris State

BIG RAPIDS, MI. - Ferris State plans to offer a free fan bus to Tampa to watch the Bulldogs in next week's Frozen Four.

Signups are being taken in the FSU athletics ticket office. The transportation is compliments of the university President's Office.

The bus is tentatively scheduled to depart Big Rapids on Wednesday, April 4, at 9 a.m. and will depart Tampa for the return trip home on Sunday, April 8, at 10 a.m.

Negotiations for hotel rates are still continuing with plans being finalized to have a block of rooms reserved for those interested in making the trip by noon Thursday.

To qualify for the free bus ride, fans must purchase an all-session game ticket thru the FSU athletics ticket office and the Bulldogs' allotment. The $195 ticket allows for entrance into both national semifinal games and the national championship contest in FSU's designated seating locations inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

Additionally, in order to take the bus, fans must stay at the hotel provided by FSU athletics. All lodging and ticket costs are the responsibility of the person traveling.

The first 60 FSU students to sign up for the trip will receive $50 off their game ticket courtesy of the Blueline Club.

More information is available from the ticket office at 231-591-2888.

Ferris State will face Union College in its first-ever Frozen Four appearance at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 5.